Dr. Julie Bradshaw MBE, BACP

Dr. Julie Bradshaw MBE helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, addictions, depression and life changes. She offers practical support for relationship worries, grief, trauma, eating concerns, anger, career questions, bipolar challenges and ADHD. Julie also works with many specific issues such as obsessive behaviours, process addictions, self-harm and smoking or vaping cessation. She brings 25 years of experience and a client-centred approach to each conversation.

Julie focuses on finding the right fit at the start. An initial call is used to see how well the person and counsellor connect. That early conversation helps shape the work and makes sure sessions are useful from the first meeting.

Her way of working adapts to the person sitting in the room. Julie believes people are not defined by their behaviours and that everyone has internal resources they can use to change. Sessions aim to uncover those strengths and help people act on them now.

Building a strong working relationship is central to her practice. Julie offers a calm space where clients can talk without judgement and face difficult issues. Together they look for practical steps to reduce limiting beliefs and move forward.

She uses a blend of methods depending on need, including client-centred work, cognitive behavioural tools, emotionally-focused ideas, hypnotherapy and solution-focused techniques. Outcomes are focused on lasting change so people feel better equipped and less likely to return to the same problems later.

How Julie’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on building a strong working relationship and listening closely to what matters to the person. It helps when someone needs a calm space to talk through emotions and make their own decisions about change.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises and simple techniques to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and tackle unwanted behaviours over time.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy emphasises understanding and naming emotions and helps people shift unhelpful interaction patterns. It can be useful for sorting intense feelings and improving how someone copes with relationship stress or loss.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Julie will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try together. This is a collaborative process and can change as progress is made.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls recreate face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when a quieter connection or less bandwidth is needed, live chat works well for brief check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or family life while still using evidence-informed methods delivered by registered or accredited professionals.